Toy telephone



Jan. 30, 1934. H. D. ALLEN TOY TELEPHONE Filed June 4, 1951 Patented Jan. 30, 1934 p UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFICE TOY TELEPHONE Harold D. Allen, East Hampton, Conn., assignor to The Gong Bell Manufacturing Company, East Hampton, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application June 4, 1931. Serial No. 542,075

4 Claims. (CI. 4646) My invention relates to that class of toys desaid shaft between the blocks 12 and 13, a gong signed for the amusement of children in assum- 15 is mounted on the shaft on the opposite side ing telephonic operations, and an object of my of the block 13 from the ratchet wheel and an invention, among others, is to simplify the con actuating thumb nut 16 fitting the threaded end ,5 struction and also to arrange the members in of the shaft secures the shaft, blocks, ratchet 60 units so that each unit after being assembled wheel and gong to the plate 9, there being play may be secured in toto to the base or other parts enough between said blocks, ratchet wheel and of the toy. plate to permit free turning movement of said One form of a toy telephone embodying my inparts and the gong independently of said plate.

vention, and in the construction and use of which The teeth of the ratchet wheel 14 engage the 65. the objects herein set out, as well as others, may teeth of a pallet 17 pivotally mounted on the plate be attained is illustrated in the accompanying 9 and having a striker arm 18 carrying a striker drawing, in which 19 positioned to strike the rim of the gong 15.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved tele- A standard 20 is adapted to be secured to the phone showing the calling unit separate from base 5, as by means of a rod 21 extending through 70 ,2

the base. a bracket 22 adapted to receive the hand set 23 Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the base of the so-called French type of telephone shown and calling unit in central section on a plane deherein, although substantially the same arrangenoted by the dotted line 2-2 of Figure 3, and ment may be made for an ordinary desk set of with the upper part of the standard broken off. telephone instruments. The rod 21 may be se- 75;:-

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section on a cured as by means of a head on one end and a plane denoted by the dotted line 3-3 of Figure 1. nut fitting the opposite and threaded end of Figure 4 is a view in section through the callsaid rod. ing unit on a plane denoted by the dotted line This standard and bracket may be arranged 25 44 of Figure 2. as a unit to be separately secured to the base, 80,.

As a convenience in manufacture and to rethereby creating three units, to wit, a telephone duce the cost of production it has been found unit comprising the standard and hand set desirable to assemble toys of theclass herein debracket, a base and a calling unit, anyone of scribed in separate units, the parts of each unit which in combination with another, may be disbeing assembled as a complete structure so far as posed for sale as separate articles of merchandise.

the unit is concerned. This method of construc- In accordance with the provisions of the patent tion also enables toys of this class to be handled I have described the principles of operation of by the five and ten cent stores, as the units may my invention together with the device which I be sold for the regulated price and afterward now consider to represent the best embodiment 35 may be readily assembled by the purchasers of thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the units. the device shown is only illustrative, and that the Such a toy telephone is illustrated and deinvention may be carried out by other means and scribed herein in which, in the drawing, the nuapplied to uses other than those above set out. meral 5 denotes the base, that is of dish shape, I claim:

40 stamped from sheet metal in imitation of the 1. A toy telephone including a base, a base regular desk type of telephone, and particularly plate arranged for removable attachment to said of the so-called French type. This base has a base, a shaft rotatably mounted in said base fiat portion or table 6 on which a calling unit plate, a bearing block through which said shaft is removably mounted, there being a hole '7 to extends, agong secured to said shaft, and striking 45 receive a projecting part of the calling unit and mechanism mounted on said plate within said slots 8 through which clips projecting from the gong. calling unit are inserted. 2. A toy telephone including a base, a base Said calling unit comprises a base plate 9 that plate arranged for removable attachment to said may be of any desired shape, that herein shown base, a shaft rotatably mounted in said base plate,

50 being oblong with rounded ends and having clips a bearing block arranged on each side of the base 10 insertable through the slots 8 and adapted to plate and through which said shaft extends, a be bent over to secure the base plate in position gong secured to said shaft, and striking mechaon the table 6. A shaft 11 is supported by blocks nism mounted on said plate within said gong. 12-13, said blocks being located on opposite sides 3. A toy telephone including a base having an 55, of the plate 9. A ratchet wheel 14 is mounted on enlarged hole therein, a base plate alrangedfo v removable attachment to said base, a shaft rotatably mounted in said base plate, a bearing block located on the under side of said base plate and extending through the hole in said base, a bearing block arranged on the upper side of the base plate, said shaft extending through said bearing blocks, a gong secured to said shaft, and striking mechanism mounted on said plate within said gong.

4. A toy telephone including a base having a fiat table on its upper surface with an opening through said table and also clip openings therethrough and a signalling unit and a telephone HAROLD D. ALLEN. 

